Ukraine needs €1.1 billion to send more agricultural products through Europe. The funds are needed to cover transportation costs.
Poland and Romania said they could not provide further assistance to increase Ukraine’s grain exports. The two countries have some of the most developed infrastructure for transporting and storing grain through Europe.

Romania’s acting Agriculture Minister Tanczos Barna said the interests of local farmers were the priority. Barna also said Romania was working to improve its logistics capacity.

Romanian ports have faced capacity pressure because of the large volumes of Ukrainian grain arriving and low water levels in the Danube River. These conditions have made it harder for Romanian farmers to sell their produce.
The National Bank of Ukraine announced that the country’s grain exports fell 63.3% in August compared with the same period last year. Ukraine has also faced difficulties exporting grain through the Black Sea.